Comments on: Before you sign that remodeling contract… something you need to know

By: Honest Contractor

Honest Contractor — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:08:00 +0000

“Despite what the contractor may tell you, getting waivers before payment is standard practice. They may not like it… but remember who is paying who.” Shame on this website and its article. I agree wth “the sub”. If we are paid what is due to us we will go on our merry way. The statement above “remember who is paying you” is ignorant and one sided. Remember who is responsible for paying you is a much better wording. The lien is our only practical method of legal leverage. Just completed a $8000 insurance claim project and have only seen $3700. No more returns to emails or phone calls. We did a top notch job and were even told that by the building tenants and the owners own mother. Thank God I didnt sign a lien waiver! At least I have a lien to count on. Even with the lien may still have to take her to court to get paid this decade. You wont understand contractors untill you have been treated like one.

By: the sub

the sub — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:14:22 +0000

I have never been burned by a homeowner, but I have been scorched by many general contractors.

I will sign a lien waiver when I am done with the job get paid. Why would someone come to your home and put out time and materials and then just sign away all their rights to make you feel good?

Here in NC, they outlawed contractors from making subs sign lien waivers before getting paid.

If you owe the man money – PAY HIM and he will go away happy.

Asking someone to sign a lien waiver before getting paid is stupid and a good indicator that you are a scumbag!

By: LIGUETTA

LIGUETTA — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:11:19 +0000

WELL I THINK THAT U HAD AGREED ON THE JOB AND SOMETHING WENT WRONG W/ YALL AND THE CONTRACTOR SAID THAT HE WASNT GOING TO DO ANYTHING AND HE JUST WANTED HIS MONEY BACK FOR HIS PERMIT AND U ARE REFUSING TO PAY AND HE MIGHT WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT HE HAD SIGNED.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:40:08 +0000

Im not sure I understand the situation, Ken. So, you had the contractor sign the lein waiver before a work order was agreed on? Or was a project underway and the contractor stopped working?

By: Ken Ring

Ken Ring — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:27:31 +0000

What if the contractor didnt even start the job after my many proactive attempts. Now almost a year later he is theating me with a phone call (message) of a lein. But I already had him sign a lein waver, I figured he understood what he was signing? Now he is claiming that he pulled a permit and that was a cost to him; we hadnt even agreed on the work to be performed?